July 15, 2016

When conductor Teddy Abrams was introduced at last evening’s Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra concert, there was a moment’s hesitation before the tentative applause. Perhaps the audience in the half-full Amphitheater thought the diminutive bespectacled guy

Musicians, dancers and visual artists come to Chautauqua to hone their craft and work on their technique. But is mastery of a single discipline possible without inspiration from others? For the young professionals of